Newtown defeated then-No. 4 Ansonia 14-8 to end the Chargers' 48-game winning streak and moved up three spots to No. 3 in The Courant's weekly state high school football ratings. Southington and Darien remained in the top spots. Coginchaug-Durham entered the area ratings at No. 10 after its 52-15 win over Enfield and losses by Hall and Canton.

State

1. Southington (5-0): Accumulated 497 yards on offense, recovered two fumbles and made one interception against Hall. Last week: 1. This week: Conard-West Hartford Friday.

Xavier-Middletown (6-0): Outscored West Haven 25-0 in the second half on the Falcons' Homecoming Day to triumph 27-7 in the first game at Larry McHugh Field. LW: tie for 10. TW: at Notre Dame-West Haven Friday.

Area

1. Southington: LW 1.

2. Windsor: LW: 2

3. Wethersfield: LW: 3

4. Cheshire: LW: 4

5. Xavier: LW: 5

6. Berlin (6-0): Ran for 240 yards and beat Plainville, 30-8, as its points-allowed average – the lowest in the state -- rose to 3.7. LW: 6. TW: at Northwest Catholic-West Hartford Saturday.

9. Valley Regional/Old Lyme (6-0): Chris Jean-Pierre passed for three TDs, ran for two and returned a punt for another in 41-12 win against Gilbert/Northwestern Regional-Winsted. LW: tie for 10. TW: at Coginchaug-Durham Saturday.